Pioneer police constable, Thomas Inger, kept the settlement of Port Albert in Northland, New Zealand, within the law.
Thomas Inger was the first policeman at Port Albert in Northland, New Zealand, and he took his post seriously. Max, now 81, is Thomas's great grandson, and tells us a little about life in early Albertland.
Albertland Settler 1862
Thomas, was born near Nottingham, but immigrated to New Zealand in 1862 as one of the 40 Acre Scheme Albertlanders. Upon arrival with Read more [...]

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Albertland - a brief history of the settlement of Albertland in northern NZ through the Forty Acre Scheme and William Brame, whose concept Albertland was.
John Williamson, an Irish immigrant who became active in New Zealand politics from 1853 on, instituted the Forty Acre Scheme.
The Forty Acre Scheme
The Forty Acre scheme was set up to encourage settlers to populate Northland. Sourcing settlers from England, the scheme offered potential settlers forty acres each per adult, and Read more [...]